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Definition of Genus Solandra
1. Noun. Shrubby climbers of tropical America.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Solanaceae, Potato Family, Solanaceae
Member holonyms: Chalice Vine, Cupflower, Solandra Guttata, Trumpet Flower
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Solandra
Literary usage of Genus Solandra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1803)
"An Illustration of the genus Solandra. By Richard Anthony Salisbury, Esq. FRS and
LS' ' VII. Observations on some remarkable Strata of Flint in a Chalk-pit ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1818)
"The want of cleanliness there reprehended, xl. 159. Salisbury, R. A* his remarks
on some technical terms used in Botany, xxxii. 19. On the genus Solandra, ..."
3. Transactions of the Linnean Societyby Linnean Society of London, Linnean Society of London Library by Linnean Society of London, Linnean Society of London Library (1867)
"242 . Remarks on some technical terms used in botany. т. 136 . An illustration
of the genus Solandra . . . vi. 99 . Species of Erica vi. 310 . ..."
4. Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks by Joseph Banks, Joseph Dalton Hooker (1896)
"The genus Solandra is his botanical memorial, named after him by his fellow-countryman,
Swartz. A full- length portrait of him, by an unknown artist, ..."
5. Blight on flowers; or, Figures and descriptions of the insects infesting the by Samuel Hereman (1840)
"CUI/TURE OF THE genus Solandra. The habits of this genus are much like those of
Brugmansia, but although they grow rapidly, they do not flower freely. ..."